It's been a long process, complete with compromise and some dissatisfaction for all those involved, but it appears new homes are coming to the former Clay Elementary School property near Six Mile and Newburgh roads.

The Livonia City Council voted to approve the site plan and rezoning for the homes at the former school site, which happened after several revisions were made to the plans.

"I've struggled with it for a while and I appreciate all the residents making their voices and their views known to us and I appreciate all the hard work that was put into the developer to try and meet all the concerns," Councilwoman Cathy White said. "Ultimately though, I believe this development will be an appropriate use for this property and I think it will be a nice development and enhancement for the city."

The development will be made up of 50 homes. The minimum size will be roughly 1,500 square feet and the prices are expected to begin in the low $300,000s, according to developer Enrico Soave. The homes will have varying lot sizes, something many of the area residents were concerned about; many came out against rezoning the land R-1, which would result in narrower lots.

Susan Tranquilla, who lives nearby on Fitzgerald, said she still had some concerns, including mosquito control and the issue of the fence on the property lines, that remain. But even with those, she said many of the residents were happy to see their concerns be addressed.

"It's not a perfect settlement, but we, of course, would not liked to have seen any 52-feet wide lots on the property," she said. "But we are grateful the accommodations that were made to the other requests of the residents."

The council voted unanimously to approve the site plan, paving the way for construction to begin on the homes.

Council Vice President Jim Jolly agreed with White, saying he supported the development. The proposal before the city, he said, was the best option for that land.

"I don't think anybody is perfectly happy with it in the room, but I think it is as good as it was going to get for that piece of property," Jolly said. "When you look at the possibility of other developments that could go there, it could be far worse with a different situation."

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